What OS X specific applications am I using?

I recently updated my Hackintosh from 10.11.2 to 10.11.3. I performed the update via the App Store and it worked perfectly. After the update, I tweeted about my success and in reply, my friend Alan asked, “What do you use the Hackintosh for which is OSX specific out of interest?”

Alan is a Linux guy and as an ex Linux user myself (on the desktop), I think I can understand his interest. So, in case there are any of my Linux friends reading my blog, I thought it might be a good idea to expand on my reply to Alan.

Here is the list of OS X specific apps that I use, in no particular order:

Sketch — one of the best graphic design applications I have used. It has an impressive feature list, it’s fast and it’s easy to work with.

Pixelmator — I don’t seem to do a lot of work with raster images these days, but when I do, I tend to use Pixelmator. Again, it has an impressive list of features, it’s quick and it’s easy to work with.

Reader 3 — I love this application and it makes keeping up-to-date with my feed subscriptions a cinch. I use it in combination with my self-hosted Fever service and it keeps everything in sync between multiple systems.